- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 2, 1945
- Place of Birth
- Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
- Died
- September 27, 2023
Catherine Lachens
Catherine Lachens (born on September 2, 1945 in Boulogne-Billancourt (France) and died on September 27, 2023 in Paris), was a French actress with a flamboyant temperament, known for her glibness, husky voice and boundless energy. From a modest background, she worked in a variety of odd jobs before making her film debut in 1973 in Nina Companeez's L'Histoire très bonne et très joyeuse de Colinot trousse-chemise, alongside Brigitte Bardot. She went on to play a series of roles in popular comedies, working with directors such as Georges Lautner (Flic ou voyou, Mort d'un pourri), Philippe de Broca, Claude Zidi and Jean Yanne. She plays a variety of characters, from the big-hearted prostitute to the eccentric bourgeoise, from the school principal to the passionate teacher. On the stage, she alternates between the classics and contemporary plays, acting in Molière, Feydeau, Genet and Ionesco…
Filmography
movieMolière's Last Stage
2024 · Marquise de Sablé
movieFrench Cuisine
2015 · Maman François
movieBright Days Ahead
2013 · Sylviane
movieBonjour Madame, Bonjour Monsieur
2012 · Neighbor
movieÀ vot' bon cœur
2005 · Madame Bisance
movieOne Fine Day, a Hairdresser
2004 · Wealthy Client
tvArzak Rhapsody
2003 · (voice)
movieConfession of a Dredger
2001 · La femme au chapeau
movieIt's Hard Killing Someone Even on a Monday
2001 · La vieille
movieFrench Twist
1995 · Fabienne, boss of the Sopha
movieThe Beautiful Story
1992 · La chasseuse de tête
movieThe Maid
1991 · Catherine Olivier
movieLe Cri du cochon
1991
movieLe Sixième Doigt
1990 · Carole
movieVenetian Red
1989 · La Giro
movieThe Two Crocodiles
1987 · Greta
tvSoftly from Paris
1986 · La comtesse
movieRosa la rose, fille publique
1986 · Quarante
movieThe Blood of Others
1984 · Mme Grant
movieSwann in Love
1984 · Aunt
moviePauvre Eros
1983 · Nicole
movieIt Could Be Worse
1983 · Inspector Lanvin
movieThe Prize of Peril
1983 · Madeleine
movieBad Hats
1982 · Catherine
movieOn s'en fout… nous on s'aime
1982 · Grégory's mother
movieTwo Lions in the Sun
1980 · Babette
movieThe Other One's Mug
1979 · Florence
movieThe Medic
1979 · Zoa
movieLe Divorcement
1979 · Maître Larose
movieDumb But Disciplined
1979 · Ingrid Cochy
movieI've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
1979 · Responsable régie
movieCop or Hood
1979 · Mrs. Simone Langlois
movieToo Shy to Try
1978 · La camionneuse
movieThese Sorcerers Are Mad
1978 · Thérèse Picard
movieDeath of a Corrupt Man
1977 · (uncredited)
movieMonsieur Papa
1977 · Miss Carpentier
movieDis bonjour à la dame !..
1977 · Mrs. Jeannot, the neighbor
movieViolette & Francois
1977 · Carla Isalvi
movieThe Gang
1977 · Janine
movieSilence... We're Shooting
1976 · Paulette Fromenteau
movieMonsieur Albert
1976 · Roseline
movieLet's Make a Dirty Movie
1976 · Laurence
Winter Is Approaching
movieWinter Is Approaching
1976
movieIncorrigible
1975 · Girl at the educators office
movieFlic Story
1975 · Jenny
movieThe arrest
1975 · Lola Lamaret
movieAriane
1974 · Erato
movieThe Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
1973
movieWhat a Flash!
1972